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Nikon D3 & D300. Hands on and test shots
Alex_Mustard
post Oct 22 2007, 03:29 AM
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I have had the chance to test and shoot D3 and D300 today at a Nikon Pro Services day. Both are nice cameras. wink.gif

I had the chance to play with the high ISO - I also have checked the preformance of low ISO (as both cameras have a base ISO of 200 - with low 1 and low 2 below that). And I have shot some test shots for corner sharpness with 14-24mm and my 17-35mm on the FX camera.

I was able to do test shots both inside and out. While it was not a thorough review (and the cameras were still in pre-release spec) I was able to investigate several of the features that I was particularly interested in.

The D3 also seemed particularly water resistant:


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- Alex_Mustard   Nikon D3 & D300. Hands on and test shots   Oct 22 2007, 03:29 AM
- - 3000psi   WOW ... I am impressed how Nikon continues pay att...   Oct 22 2007, 05:24 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   I realise that there is plenty of interest in thes...   Oct 22 2007, 05:34 AM
- - loftus   Talk about a teaser post!   Oct 22 2007, 05:43 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   I must start all this by saying that this is not a...   Oct 22 2007, 06:47 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   I know that many people here are interested in hig...   Oct 22 2007, 07:13 AM
|- - Dan Schwartz   Dr. Mustard, and all: First off, thanks for the h...   Oct 22 2007, 08:00 AM
- - Deep6   Thank you for your review. With my diminishing vi...   Oct 22 2007, 07:42 AM
|- - Alex_Mustard   QUOTE (Deep6 @ Oct 22 2007, 06:42 PM) Tha...   Oct 22 2007, 08:17 AM
|- - Deep6   QUOTE (Alex_Mustard @ Oct 22 2007, 01:17 ...   Oct 22 2007, 08:24 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   I am going to post two series of ISO comparisons f...   Oct 22 2007, 07:49 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   That was shot while walking around - in hand held ...   Oct 22 2007, 08:29 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   The other image quality factor that I was interest...   Oct 22 2007, 09:07 AM
|- - Dan Schwartz   Dr. Mustard, first off, thanks again for the hands...   Oct 22 2007, 09:18 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   And here are some 100% crops testing the corner sh...   Oct 22 2007, 09:14 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   Here is an example to show how wide the 14-24mm is...   Oct 22 2007, 09:39 AM
|- - Dan Schwartz   It looks like the metering is being fooled by the ...   Oct 22 2007, 10:30 AM
|- - Alex_Mustard   QUOTE (Dan Schwartz @ Oct 22 2007, 09:30 ...   Oct 22 2007, 10:33 AM
- - craig   Alex, thanks for the information. I guess we can...   Oct 22 2007, 10:24 AM
- - EspenRekdal   Hey Alex, Thanks for the review so far. Can you e...   Oct 22 2007, 10:46 AM
|- - JohnLiddiard   My issue with the wonderful D300 is that I still n...   Oct 22 2007, 01:17 PM
|- - Alex_Mustard   QUOTE (JohnLiddiard @ Oct 23 2007, 12:17 ...   Oct 22 2007, 10:34 PM
|- - Tom_Kline   QUOTE (Alex_Mustard @ Oct 23 2007, 12:34 ...   Oct 23 2007, 10:09 PM
- - scorpio_fish   QUOTE The D300 viewfinder is much nice than the D2...   Oct 22 2007, 11:06 AM
- - echeng   Dan Schwartz - I will reiterate what Craig posted...   Oct 22 2007, 11:15 AM
- - james   Damn you Alex! I should have stuck stuck arou...   Oct 22 2007, 12:54 PM
- - Alex_Mustard   I do have more info I'd like to share. But I a...   Oct 22 2007, 01:21 PM
- - Rocha   Great info so far Alex, thanks for posting. I am e...   Oct 22 2007, 09:07 PM
|- - Alex_Mustard   QUOTE (Rocha @ Oct 23 2007, 08:07 AM) Gre...   Oct 22 2007, 10:14 PM
- - Alex_Mustard   Sorry to regress a bit. But I was looking again at...   Oct 22 2007, 10:23 PM
- - Alex_Mustard   I have less pictures to post from the D300 (partly...   Oct 22 2007, 10:43 PM
- - pgk   Alex Forgive me for being blunt, but..... To sav...   Oct 22 2007, 11:35 PM
|- - John Bantin   Thanks for all the info Alex, although it is vergi...   Oct 23 2007, 12:09 AM
|- - Alex_Mustard   Hi John, I think the D3 would serve you well as ...   Oct 23 2007, 01:08 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   Hi Paul, I agree with you on limitations on such...   Oct 23 2007, 01:00 AM
|- - Dan Schwartz   Hi Dr. Mustard! Although limited and not cont...   Oct 23 2007, 01:56 AM
- - pgk   Thanks Alex - if you're ever up in North Wales...   Oct 23 2007, 02:28 AM
- - UWphotoNewbie   Thanks for the update Alex! The minimum focus...   Oct 23 2007, 06:57 AM
- - tropical1   Hi Alex, The D-3 and D-300 both sound like outsta...   Oct 23 2007, 08:10 AM
|- - Christian K   QUOTE (tropical1 @ Oct 23 2007, 08:10 PM)...   Oct 23 2007, 11:02 AM
|- - loftus   It would seem that this lens will not really have ...   Oct 23 2007, 11:54 AM
|- - Christian K   QUOTE (loftus @ Oct 23 2007, 11:54 PM) It...   Oct 23 2007, 11:14 PM
- - UWphotoNewbie   I noticed this too. On the US site it says somethi...   Oct 23 2007, 09:05 AM
- - tropical1   This type on notation is not made on the Nikon 14 ...   Oct 23 2007, 09:46 AM
- - james   [quote}What pity because I was not astounded (as I...   Oct 23 2007, 12:10 PM
- - UWphotoNewbie   QUOTE This type on notation is not made on the Nik...   Oct 24 2007, 06:19 AM
- - kay_inca   Hi Alex Quick question - I know you are not recom...   Oct 26 2007, 03:04 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   Some real world shots and comments from sports pho...   Nov 1 2007, 01:30 AM
- - pgk   To illustrate comments made in other threads, the ...   Nov 1 2007, 02:35 AM
- - loftus   Highlight detail looks pretty good to me on my des...   Nov 1 2007, 04:48 AM
- - ssbanks   Hi Alex - While the high ISO improvements will def...   Nov 13 2007, 07:44 AM
- - james   Hi Steve, Maybe I can comment. Nikon has to foll...   Nov 13 2007, 07:55 AM
|- - ssbanks   Hi James Thanks for the response. I guess, then,...   Nov 14 2007, 08:31 AM
- - craig   Actually, the low ISO settings are reported to hav...   Nov 14 2007, 03:30 PM
- - Drew   To add to the ISO comparison, RobG has published a...   Nov 16 2007, 01:36 AM
|- - Johnny Christensen   Another example of what the D3 will do, can be fou...   Nov 16 2007, 06:19 AM
|- - loftus   QUOTE (Johnny Christensen @ Nov 16 2007, 10...   Nov 16 2007, 08:01 AM
- - Alex_Mustard   So has anyone got the D3 underwater yet? Alex   Mar 6 2008, 02:25 AM
|- - Warren_L   QUOTE (Alex_Mustard @ Mar 6 2008, 06:25 A...   Mar 6 2008, 07:34 AM
|- - Liz Hanks   QUOTE (Alex_Mustard @ Mar 6 2008, 03:25 A...   Mar 7 2008, 11:25 AM
- - DavidScubadiver   Gentlepeople, let me start off by saying that I am...   Apr 25 2008, 05:02 PM
|- - DavidScubadiver   I know, too many questions... 6) The manual says ...   Apr 25 2008, 05:42 PM
- - bruceterrill   Hi David, You don't use either of those two le...   Apr 25 2008, 07:33 PM
- - ornate_wrasse   QUOTE (bruceterrill @ Apr 25 2008, 09:33 ...   Apr 25 2008, 08:54 PM

 

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